New Orleans VooDoo picks Gary Gussman as interim GM

The New Orleans VooDoo named Gary Gussman interim general manager, VooDoo owner Dan Newman announced Wednesday afternoon in a news release. Gussman has 23 years of service in the AFL as a player, coach, and operations manager, and has three seasons to his credit with the VooDoo. His first two years with the VooDoo came in 2007 and 2008, and went on to work for the Orlando Predators in 2010 and 2011 under former Predators coach and current VooDoo Coach Pat O’Hara.

In 2012, Gussman served as the VooDoo’s director of football operations.

“Gary has a wealth of knowledge regarding the AFL, having been a player and a coach in the league for over 20 seasons," Newman said in the statement. "Gary stepping into this interim role for us right now speaks a lot to his character, and we appreciate his willingness to do this while we continue our search to fill the vacancy.”